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Re: What's on your bookshelf?
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2006 Sep 15, 07:19 -0500
Dan,
There is an emulator of OS 7.5-9 that will run on Intel Macs, called
SheepShaver. It's a bit tough to get it going, but it works well and
runs HyperCard well.
Fred
On Sep 15, 2006, at 6:55 AM, Dan Allen wrote:
>
>
> On 14 Sep 2006, at 4:47 PM, Peter Fogg wrote:
>
>> (Dan; how many irreplaceable hours of your life got spent on
>> compiling
>> this list ? And I suspect there are others ?)
>
> Not that many, at least in one sitting.
>
> When I finished college in 1984 I had to pack up my books. I had a
> friend read me the name and author of each book as he packed it into
> boxes with me. I typed the info into OverVUE, a great fast database
> that I had on the Macintosh at the time. It barely added to the time
> of packing the books.
>
> The database was moved into HyperCard and has been there ever since.
> Sadly HyperCard does not run on the new Intel Macs so the database
> will now become a flat text file.
>
> When I sell a book, a delete it from the list. When I buy a book, I
> take 30 seconds and add it to the list. Maybe one 24 hr day has been
> spent on the list in total.
>
> And yes, I have a list of my CDs, a list of my DVDs, a list of the
> places I have lived, etc.
>
> Dan
>
>
> >
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From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2006 Sep 15, 07:19 -0500
Dan,
There is an emulator of OS 7.5-9 that will run on Intel Macs, called
SheepShaver. It's a bit tough to get it going, but it works well and
runs HyperCard well.
Fred
On Sep 15, 2006, at 6:55 AM, Dan Allen wrote:
>
>
> On 14 Sep 2006, at 4:47 PM, Peter Fogg wrote:
>
>> (Dan; how many irreplaceable hours of your life got spent on
>> compiling
>> this list ? And I suspect there are others ?)
>
> Not that many, at least in one sitting.
>
> When I finished college in 1984 I had to pack up my books. I had a
> friend read me the name and author of each book as he packed it into
> boxes with me. I typed the info into OverVUE, a great fast database
> that I had on the Macintosh at the time. It barely added to the time
> of packing the books.
>
> The database was moved into HyperCard and has been there ever since.
> Sadly HyperCard does not run on the new Intel Macs so the database
> will now become a flat text file.
>
> When I sell a book, a delete it from the list. When I buy a book, I
> take 30 seconds and add it to the list. Maybe one 24 hr day has been
> spent on the list in total.
>
> And yes, I have a list of my CDs, a list of my DVDs, a list of the
> places I have lived, etc.
>
> Dan
>
>
> >
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